This is the 9th instalment in a series of Q&As with past TCT volunteers. The aim of this series is twofold: to provide information about what it is like to volunteer with us, and to preserve our antics for posterity. TCT: This is a grassroots project with a marketing budget of precisely zero. Given that, how did […]

This is the 8th instalment in a series of Q&As with past TCT volunteers. The aim of this series is twofold: to provide information about what it is like to volunteer with us, and to preserve our antics for posterity. TCT: What is something we might not know about you otherwise? Lusine: In my junior year of […]

Trail-building is an immensely rewarding activity, and one that can be performed by people of all ages and physical abilities. Do not be intimidated by it! Trail-building is simply the process of creating a clear, comfortable and low-impact walking path through wilderness areas. Sometimes, if land is flat and unadorned by trees, pits, or rocks, […]

The daily camp schedule when you volunteer for the TCT is – theoretically – fairly straightforward: 6.30am: Wake-up 7.00am: Breakfast 7.30am: Finish breakfast and do morning dishes 7.45am: Gather at camp for daily briefing (this is where the Crew Leader will discuss the tasks for the day, the group will stretch, and the safety circle will be conducted) 8.00am: Hit […]

Great news if you’re planning to hike the Transcaucasian Trail loop in Dilijan National Park this summer – the first batch of Cartisan’s new hiking maps have just arrived from the printer and will be shipping in the next couple of weeks! To be more precise, they’ve arrived at Cartisan co-founder Simon’s place in Berlin, […]

TCT volunteers have one thing in common: they are all awesome! I’m amazed every summer at the diverse group of people that sign up to come do manual labor in the remote mountains of Georgia and Armenia, and how well they all get along with each other. But it makes sense when you think about […]

This is a common question, and one with a simple answer: No, you do not need any previous experience to help with the construction of the Transcaucasian Trail! In fact, most people who join the programme have never built trail before volunteering with us. It’s not experience that’s important – it’s enthusiasm! If you are willing […]

Last year, the Transcaucasian Trail Association was pleased to support Giorgi Jmukhadze in his participation in Earth Corps, an outdoor leadership program in Seattle that brings together US and international volunteers to learn about environmental issues, trail building, and land management while working on conservation corps crews in parks throughout the Puget Sound region of […]

By Talin Muriel Clark Having always lived in big cities, I make a point of spending my holidays walking in nature away from noise and air pollution as well as from crowded urban environments. In 2018, I chose the Armenian highlands in the South Caucasus as my multi-day trekking destination. This wasn’t entirely coincidental as I […]

If you’re keen to join a group hike on the Transcaucasian Trail next year and support our work in the process, you’ll be interested to hear that applications for 2019’s group fundraising treks are now open! We’re pleased to offer three sets of dates throughout the summer in both Georgia and Armenia. See below for […]